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interpolation

in·ter·po·lation

UK/ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪʃən/ US/ɪnˌtɝ.pəˈleɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

  • “with the help of his friend”
  • “;”
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2.
3.

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

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Origin

From French interpolation, from Latin interpolatio. Morphologically interpolate + -ion.

Phrases

  • Hermite interpolation
  • Lagrange's interpolation formula
  • Phong interpolation
  • spherical linear interpolation
  • time-assignment speech interpolation

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